St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-09
SIGNED AND UNSIGNED.
Eight Bills to Which Gov. McGill Refused
to Put His Official Sig
nature.
None, However, Being of Especial I'm
portance Appropriation Bills
Rather Heavy.
GOV. McGfll,s Estimate of the Legis.
lature--The Question of an EX-
ira Session.
A Large List OF Bills Which Have
Become Laws--The work
Done.

Gov. McGill signed the last bill which ne
proposes to sign at 9:35 last night. By a
coincidence the first bill introduced in the
house was one by Ignatius Donnelly, and
the last bill the governor signed was one OF
Donnelly's. Nearly all of Donnelly's bills
never saw daylight when they went to the
senate. The last bill which received Gov.
McGills signature was House File No. 6S1,
to authorize Dakota county to levy tax to
aid in laying out road from st. Paul to Men-
dota intersecting the old st. Paul & Shake
pee road. The governor had been informed
that a number of Dakota county parties
desired to be heard on the road tax queS-
ton, and he waited long enough but no.
BODY appeared. Eight bills were not signed.
They were:
House File No. 9S6-To amend the charter
the Fifth ward
House File No. 20S-To provide for annex
ing and detaching territory to and from in
dependent school districts.
Senate File No. 1853 (Bowen's bill), to define
the liabilities of railroad companies having
rights of way through the streets of cities,
villages, ETC., to property holders owning
property abutting the rights of way ION both
sides of the Streets.
Senate File No. 291 authorizing the sale of
public building lands in Kandiyohi county for
the purpose of constructing ditch, the bal
ance to go to the benefit of the soldiers home.
House File No. $50, to amend Sec
ton 16, chapter 81, general statutes
of 1878, relating to fees for seal
ing logs. This was Gregory's bill, and
it proposed to reduce the fees IN the Still
water district-A. C. Hospe's district-from
8 to cents.)
House File No. 400, to authorize and permit
Ebenezer r. Davis to construct and maintain
mill dam at the outlet of Lake Washington,
LIE Sueur county.
House File No. 8 (DOnnely' for the taxa
ton Of railroad companies.
House File No. 219, to amend sections 90, 90,
"a and 95, chapter SO, general laws Of 1878 re-
lating to offenses against real property.
(Ths bill amended the wrong law
WHAT THEY, WE'RE.
The bill proposing to authorize the sale
of the public building lands in Kandiyohi
county, Marcus Johnson's bill, was SO gross
a misappropriation of the congressional
grant to the state. the governor says, that
he was compelled to veto it. The enabling
act of congress contained certain conditions
which the state in It's constitution has ac-
cepted. and one of these con-
ditions was that these lands should
be used only for the benefit
of capitol buildings. Donnelly's bill for
the taxation of railroad companies was
covered by a more explicit bill. The bill
authorizing E. r. Davis to construct mill
dam is unconstitutional.
Gov. McGill has received no less than
sixty-one applications by mail for appoint
ment to the vacant judgeships in the new
Fourteenth and Fifteenth judicial districts
created by the last legislature He
has four district judges to appoint,
mi cci of 10 of
a soldiers home commission and state
park commission, among other things. He
says it has been very industrious legisla-
ture and that the legislation compares very
favorably with the legislations of previous
sessions; withal, it was very extravagant
legislature ppropriating every cent of the
states resources, although the finance COM
mitteeS cut down the proposed APP
preparations to the extent of $3.50, 900.
The governor, auditor and attorney
general held a meeting yesterday
on the appropriation question. and
telegraphed to the trustees of the several
state institutions. The governor approved
the appropriation bills with the understand
ing that the money appropriated would not
be used until the money is in the state
treasury.
AS to the reapportionment question, the
governor has the power to call an extra
session of the legislature, but there is a
constitutional question involved. The con-
stitution says that the reapportionment
must be made by the legislature
meeting next after the enumeration.
Should an extra session be called it would
be subsequent session, and it is question
able whether under the constitution reap
portionment could be made The governor
predicts that when public sentiment is
worked up to a fever heat the senate will
see the necessity of making redistricting
and reapportionment, Notwithstanding that
the senators are elected for a term of four
years, otherwise two legislative sessions.